Author: Maggie

How adventurous have you been with Sauvignon Blanc lately –– lately being the past few years, maybe even five or ten? I thought about this a few days ago when I blogged about a New Zealand SB. Do we drink…

In the draft of my first fiction short story, I wrote: “Chiano leaned on the tabletop. His eyes pierced her.” I liked the two sentences. The lead-up had established that the “her” in the story was seated behind a table,…

For all it’s supposed simplicity, Sauvignon Blanc prompts strong opinions, and none stronger than a discussion of Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, the topic here today. Some SB drinkers drink SB almost exclusively, and have a real dislike of any…

The power of the dog is an evil thing, something you never want in your life. Don Winslow’s The Power of the Dog is a riveting read, and goes in my Five Star Novel List. Art Keller is an America Drug Enforcement…

The patriarch and matriarch of Martinelli Winery left a small village in Tuscany, eloped somewhere along the way, and came to California, via Minnesota. Giuseppe Martinelli and Luisa Vellutini were ages 19 and 16 at the time. By the time…

I first read Poor Richard’s Lament, a Timely Tale by Tom Fitzgerald in March 2012. Nothing about it was as I expected. Most of us are familiar with Poor Richard’s Almanac, or Poor Richard, written by Benjamin Franklin in the mid-1700s. Today we classify…

This is the first post at MaggieVillines.com You may be familiar with my previous wine blog, MaggiesWines.com. Here’s a moment of truth. In Oklahoma, by law, I’m not allowed to receive wine samples. That’s just so wrong, isn’t it, after spending…